2022 Francois Pinon Vouvray Sec, Loire, France Ar.Pe.Pe. tenderly pressing the cap down

tenderly  pressing the cap down just low enough for the juice below to soak the grapes skins that have floated to the top

gathering in the wind all the aromas of these high lands

The vineyard is 100% Einzelstück trained and has soils of grey-blue slate with veins of iron oxide

It lies on an extremely steep slope that is terraced with old rock walls

Aged for 12 months in traditional

2022 Francois Pinon Vouvray Sec, Loire, France Ar.Pe.Pe. tenderly pressing the cap down100% Chenin Blanc. Pinon chooses vines from more clay forward parcels for its annual sec bottling. They average 45 years old and have been certified organic since 2007. The bunches are harvested by hand, rigorously sorted and direct pressed slowly and gently. The juice flows by gravity into underground tanks for a spontaneous native yeast fermentation that lasts 2 3 months and stops naturally in the cold cellar. The wine is aged on its fine lees for 4